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Question about wheels
I have struggled for years to "get" the hybrid bike thing. One of the things that I don't understand is what the difference between the wheels that would be found on a hybrid bike, a cyclocross bike and a 29er. Clearly I'm talking about "stock" wheels not specialty ones.
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Many or most hybrids have 135mm rear spacing, which is near standard for MTBs and touring bikes as well. The resulting reduced dish favors a more durable wheel, but this is probably unnecessary for the unloaded, recreational pavement jaunts.
I believe most cyclocross bikes, particularly the competitive models, have 130mm spacing. Wheels for cross bikes seem to be very much like a sturdy road wheel build (32h x2/x3) with similar rims. Rim width is all over the place. |
I think 29r's tend to have a rim a "few" mm wider than a hybrid.
My Globe had 23mm rims. I built a set of wheels using Sun Rims M13 II's and use 26mm tires. Does that make it a flat bar road bike? |
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